Is PENETRATINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PENETRATINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PENETRATINGLY mean?
- adverb
with ability to see into deeply
“the author treats his subject penetratingly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PENETRATINGLY
PENETRATINGLY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PENETRATINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- entreatingly16
- pertinently16
- repentantly16
- pregnantly16
- teletyping16
- penitently15
- pantingly15
- pargyline15
- parleying15
- pratingly15
- prettying15
- pterygial15
- replaying15
- penetrating14
- generality14
- interplay14
- painterly14
- paternity14
- patiently14
- pinnately14
- egyptian14
- partying14
- pterygia14
- repaying14
- replying14
- retyping14
- eternality13
- patterning13
- pregenital13
- repaneling13
- replanting13
- rantingly13
- yattering13
- antetype13
- antitype13
- patently13
- penality13
- prettily13
- pterylae13
- epigyna13
- epigyne13
- playing13
- praying13
- preying13
- yelping13
- interplant12
- epatering12
- paltering12
- parenting12
- patenting12
- pattering12
- peltering12
- pentangle12
- prattling12
- repealing12
- repeating12
- repenting12
- replating12
- ternately12
- enginery12
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